€550 Main Event | 2021 The Festival Series Bratislava

09-25-2021 08:29 UTC

Fotios Ntamaris Leads Final 31 Players in The Festival Series Bratislava Main Event

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Welcome to Day 3 of the €300,000 guaranteed The Festival Series Bratislava €550 Main Event at Banco Casino Bratislava.

The field of 621 entries is down to just 31 players, each returning with at least a €1,800 payout with their eyes on the €59,000 top prize.

Fotios Ntamaris kicks off the day with the chip lead after amassing a massive stack of 1,665,000 in chips on Day 2.

Michael Uguccioni, Carl Hansson, and Igor Panak also advanced to Day 3 with more than 1 million in chips with Adi Rajkovic rounding out the top five players.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Players	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Fotios Ntamaris	1,665,000	83
2	Michael Uguccioni	1,400,000	70
3	Carl Hansson	1,155,000	58
4	Igor Panak	1,070,000	54
5	Adi Rajkovic	890,000	45
6	Bernhard Haider	790,000	40
7	Erik Seffer	785,000	39
8	Henry Mania	740,000	37
9	Peter Hanke	685,000	34
10	Filip Sramka	680,000	34

Plan for Day 3

Day 3 will begin downstairs in the casino instead of on the first floor like the rest of the event. Blinds will begin at Level 21 (10,000/20,000) and increase every 45 minutes.

The plan initially is to play down to a final table of nine players. Depending on how fast this takes, it is possible that play will continue down to six players and it is even possible a winner will be crowned today. This is entirely at the discretion of the tournament director and event organizers and PokerNews will update during our coverage today.

Remaining Payouts

The 31 returning players are each guaranteed at least a €1,800 payout with the eventual winner going home with a massive €59,000 payday for their €550 buy-in.

Place	Prize
1	€59,000
2	€43,000
3	€29,000
4	€20,500
5	€14,000
6	€10,000
7	€7,500
8	€5,975
9-10	€4,600
11-13	€3,500
14-16	€2,700
17-24	€2,200
25-31	€1,800

Stay tuned at PokerNews to see who will win the €300,000 guaranteed The Festival Series Bratislava Main Event.

09-25-2021 12:00 UTC

Eriksson Ousts DeRooij

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

There was about 300,000 in the pot on the flop when Thomas DeRooij jammed for nearly a pot-sized bet. Viktor Eriksson made the call and players showed their cards.

Thomas DeRooij:
Viktor Eriksson:

Eriksson had DeRooij drawing dead after the turn gave him a straight and DeRooij was officially eliminated in 19th place after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Eriksson	2,500,000 400,000	400,000
Thomas DeRooij	Busted

09-25-2021 12:19 UTC

Vedral Ousts Hansson

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Carl Hansson three-bet jammed for about 400,000 from the big blind and was called by David Vedral from the button.

Carl Hansson:
David Vedral:

Vedral paired his king on the board to eliminate Hansson in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vedral	2,400,000 800,000	800,000
Carl Hansson	Busted

09-25-2021 12:25 UTC

Reichel Runs Queens Into Cowboys

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Frank Reichel opened for 100,000 from under the gun and was called by the player on the button before Fotios Ntamaris three-bet jammed for around 850,000 from the small blind. Reichel called for a little bit less and the other player folded.

Frank Reichel:
Fotios Ntamaris:

Reichel was unable to get queens ahead of kings on the board and was eliminated in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fotios Ntamaris	1,700,000 650,000	650,000

Frank Reichel	Busted

09-25-2021 13:37 UTC

Break for Final Table After Panak Hits the Rail

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Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Igor Panak jammed for 650,000 from the button and was called by Peter Hanke from the small blind.

Igor Panak:
Peter Hanke:

The board gave Hanke Broadway to eliminate Panak in 10th place.

Players went on a break before the final table. The rest of the PokerNews coverage will be on a 20-minute delay as to not give away spoilers on the final table stream.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Hanke	2,300,000 -300,000	-300,000
Igor Panak	Busted

09-25-2021 14:57 UTC

Mauthner Doubles Through Seffer with Big Slick

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Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Henry Mania opened for 180,000 from middle position with and was called by Erik Seffer from the hijack with and Peter Hanke from the cutoff with . Martin Mauthner then jammed from the big blind with for 880,000. Mania folded, Seffer called and Hanke folded.

The ran out on the board to give Mauthner trips to chip up early at the final table, while Seffer is down to under 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Mauthner	2,200,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Erik Seffer	585,000 -910,000	-910,000

Tags: Martin Mauthner Erik Seffer Henry Mania Peter Hanke

09-25-2021 15:12 UTC

Erik Seffer Eliminated in 9th Place (€4,600)

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Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

David Vedral opened for 120,000 from early position. Erik Seffer three-bet shoved for 465,000 from the small blind and Vedral called.

The board gave Verdal trips and Seffer was on the rail in ninth place for €4,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vedral	2,300,000 700,000	700,000
Erik Seffer	Busted

09-25-2021 15:55 UTC

Eriksson Doubles Through Verdal

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Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Vedral opened for 160,000 from the hijack with . Viktor Eriksson three-bet shoved with for 1,000,000 and Vedral called.

Eriksson nailed a full house on the flop and doubled up after the turn and river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Eriksson	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
David Vedral	1,700,000 -800,000	-800,000

09-25-2021 16:34 UTC

Vedral Doubles with Cowboys

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Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Viktor Eriksson opened for 200,000 with from under the gun before David Vedral jammed for 1,300,000 with from the button.

The action paused on Martin Mauthner in the small blind with before he folded. Eriksson though, found a call.

The ran out on the board and Vedral doubled through Eriksson.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vedral	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Viktor Eriksson	1,400,000 -800,000	-800,000

09-25-2021 16:59 UTC

Viktor Eriksson Eliminated in 8th Place (€5,975)

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Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Viktor Eriksson opened for 1,000,000 with just 155,000 behind with from early position. Martin Mauthner put him in for the rest with from the big blind.